KJV King James Version
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
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Isaiah 3:2
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
WEB World English Bible
the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,
ASV American Standard Version
the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Hero and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elder,
Surrounding context — Isaiah 3
1 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
4 And I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
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2 Kings 24:14-16And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, [even] ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.Isaiah 9:14-15Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.Ezekiel 9:5And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:Amos 2:3And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.Isaiah 2:13-15And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, [that are] high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,Lamentations 5:12-14Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.Ezekiel 8:12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.Psalm 74:9We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long.Ezekiel 17:13And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
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